Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Species
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy

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Common names
  • Species Iris
  • Spuria Iris
  • Iris
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Iris orientalis
  • Synonym: Iris ochroleuca
  • Synonym: Iris x monnieri
  • Synonym: Iris albida
  • Synonym: Iris monnieri
  • Synonym: Iris spuria subsp. ochroleuca

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2020-04-07
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2020-04-06
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2020-04-06
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2008-05-04
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)

Date: 2015-05-26
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)

Date: 2014-06-03
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2018-05-20

Date: 2015-05-26

Date: c. 1788
illustration [as I. ochroleuca] from 'The Botanical Magazine', 17

Date: c. 1922
illustration of Iris orientalis as I. ochroleuca from 'Les Iris c

Date: 2015-05-26

Photo courtesy of BS Thurner Hof, Wikimedia

Date: c. 1939
photo from the 1939 catalog, Oakhurst Gardens, Arcadia, Californi

Date: 2015-05-26

Date: 2007-05-13
Photo courtesy of: BS Thurner Hof
Location: Kleinasien, Syrien
Date: 2009-06-11
Photo courtesy of: Ecelan
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-14

Photo courtesy of Comanche Acres Iris Garden
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Date: 2014-06-03

Date: 2014-06-03

Date: 2014-06-03

Date: 2014-06-03

Date: 2014-06-03

Date: 2014-06-03
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Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On September 21, 2021 Seeds sown
On 9-21-2021, sowed 6 more fresh seeds in a 4" square pot. Since it's getting close to freezing at night, just keep the pot inside. Nothing emerged as of 11-27-2021. Put in the fridge. Plan to remove after 60-ish days. Didn't take out of fridge until 3-6-2022. No germination as of 4-21-2022.
MrsBinWY On September 6, 2021 Seeds sown
on 9-6-2021, sowed 3 fresh seeds in a 3" pot and put on back patio, plan to bring in for the winter
MrsBinWY On December 25, 2020 Seeds sown
30 seeds from 2020G. Per https://www.cdn-iris.ca/germin... soak for at least 2 weeks (changing water daily -- ended up giving them this treatment until 1-24-2021, so ~31 days), 10% bleach solution for 30 minutes; rinse; fridge for 12-14 weeks in baggie (plan to remove on 4-18-2021); move to room temp (pot up seeds as they germinate); after 3 days warm the baggie to 90-100 degrees for 30-60 minutes 1x/day; after a week or so, return ungerminated seeds to the fridge for at least another 2 weeks; repeat... Removed seeds from fridge on 4-18-21. No germination yet. Started the warming treatment 3 days later. No germination as of 4-25-21. Returned to fridge for 4 weeks. Unfridged 5-23-2021. No germination yet. Probably because these aren't Dutch Iris: The thread "Iris orientalis?" in Irises forum
MrsBinWY On August 22, 2020 Transplanted
on 8-22-2020, planted more of Marci's thinnings near the pear tree ('Starking Delicious' a.k.a. 'Maxine') and 'Brasilia' lily
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